South Africa’s education system was thrown into the spotlight at the 27th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, obtaining a ranking of 24th in Africa for its quality and standard of education. Hosted in Durban with the support of the Government of South Africa, the forum is a think-tank of[…]
South Africa has once again shown it has some special tourism offerings, this time flying the flag higher in the realm of the Muslim Travel Market. SA took fourth position – moving up from last year’s 5th position – when it comes to being an appealing destination for Muslim travellers,[…]
OPINION by Imraan Buccus This April 27th sees South Africa at a crossroads. The vehicles gathering at the intersection want to drive the country in entirely opposite directions. Quite how we arrived at his point is not difficult to unravel. Where once the ANC had a singular vision and mission,[…]
A number of opposition parties and civil society organisations will mark Freedom Day at a rally to be held in Pretoria on Thursday. The ‘Reclaim our Freedom Rally’ will be held under the banner of the Freedom Movement. Leaders of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), the Democratic Alliance (DA), Outa,[…]
South Africans across the country have heeded to the call for mass action calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Protestors took to the streets in masses, lead by the Democratic Alliance (DA), displaying placards while chanting and singing. The DA in the Free State province joined the country in[…]
Muslim religious leaders have added its voice to the chorus of calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down. In a statement on Wednesday, the Jamiatul Ulama in South Africa joined the National Religious Leaders Forum in chastising Zuma for his cabinet reshuffle, which has plunged the country into a[…]
South Africans are reeling after waking up to another shocking cabinet reshuffle, reliving the Nene-gate saga of 2015. At midnight, President Jacob Zuma announced 10 changes to his cabinet, including firing beleaguered finance minister Pravin Gordhan. While there were no surprises that Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas would be[…]
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has suspended all exports from establishments in Brazil found to be producing unsafe meat. This after Brazilian police found major meat producers had bribed health inspectors to certify tainted food as fit for consumption. The Department has requested Brazilian authorities to provide a[…]
Captains of commerce and industry have warned of dire consequences for the continent as Africa’s two biggest economies intermittently fall out over violent attacks on foreigners in South Africa, especially on Nigerians. The xenophobic violence in Gauteng sparked a diplomatic fracas between the two countries. The strain was visible in[…]
VOC News has learnt that a 22-year-old Durban man has allegedly been killed in fighting in Syria. According to reports, the man left South Africa some time ago with his brother. The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear, but there are reports that he joined a group fighting against ISIS.[…]
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